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Compassionate Care: Coming Alongside Suffering Friends
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In this collaborative episode, Carrie, Amy, and Sara discuss how best to support friends and family members who are going through difficult times. Speaking from personal experience, they talk about the blessings and difficulties of walking through suffering with others. This episode practically discusses how to provide compassionate care to others, alongside what is and isn’t helpful when walking through something difficult with friends. They share stories and insights on vulnerability, carrying other friends’ burdens, and navigating grief.
Ep.146; October 24, 2023
Key Moments:
[4:30] Empathetic listeners
[7:50] Unhelpful platitudes
[11:54] Having different friends is important for different aspects of life
[17:42] Shying away from suffering
[21:10] Being with people, not solving the difficult questions
[24:36] How to support friends with “fewer” burdens
Resources:
And Life Comes Back by Tricia Lott Williford
Every Moment Holy Volume II
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